Science of the NFL Football

NBC Learn and NBC Sports, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and the National Football League, unravel the science behind professional football. For lesson plans provided by Lessonopoly, open the video and click on "Lessons." If you are having trouble viewing the videos

Science of the NFL Football

NBC's Lester Holts explores the path a defender must take in order to tackle a ball carrier, and how this distance - called the "angle of pursuit" - can be calculated by using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the hypotenuse of a right ...

NBC's Lester Holt looks at how the physics concepts of torque and center of mass are applied in football by some of the games most massive players -- the offensive linemen. "Science of NFL Football" is a 10-part video series funded by ...

NBC's Lester Holt looks at Newton's Third Law of Motion and the role that conservation of momentum plays whenever players collide on the football field. "Science of NFL Football" is a 10-part video series funded by the National Scienc ...

NBC's Lester Holt and former NFL kicker, Morten Andersen, look at what’s really behind powerful field goal kicks - Newton’s Second Law of Motion. "Science of NFL Football" is a 10-part video series funded by the National Science Found ...

NBC's Lester Holt looks at Newton's First Law of Motion and the role that unbalanced forces play whenever a ball carrier goes head to head with a defender. "Science of NFL Football" is a 10-part video series funded by the National Sc ...

NBC's Lester Holt explores the prolate spheroid, the three-dimensional shape of a football, and how it helps an NFL quarterback throw a hard, accurate pass. "Science of NFL Football" is a 10-part video series funded by the National Sc ...

NBC's Lester Holt and former NFL running back Deuce McAllister explore kinematics on the playing field. NSF-funded scientists Tony Schmitz from the University of Florida and John Ziegert of Clemson University explain how the kinematic ...

NBC's Lester Holt looks at the role vectors play every time an NFL quarterback throws a pass. With the help of former NFL quarterback Joey Harrington, NSF-funded scientist John Ziegert of Clemson University and NSF-funded mathematicia ...

NBC's Lester Holt looks at the science of projectile motion and parabolas with the help of former NFL punter Craig Hentrich. NSF-funded scientists Jim Gates from the University of Maryland and John Ziegert of Clemson University, and ...

NBC's Lester Holt looks at the physically demanding pre-season ritual of NFL training camp. Douglas Casa, head of the Korey Stringer Institute at the University of Connecticut, and athletic trainers from the Pittsburgh Steelers explai ...

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